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2.0 CRDi D4HA

The larger Korean diesel, and the one to have if you tow or carry weight. It's a sound engine and its costs sit in the emissions hardware rather than anywhere structural.

Overview

The 2.0 CRDi is the D4HA diesel version of the Kia Sportage crossover (SL), sold 2010–2016 with 136 PS and manual or automatic. Demands diligence at level 3. The emissions hardware and the four-wheel-drive coupling are where the money goes. 3 failure modes are recorded against its engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components. Prices on this page are illustrative placeholders rather than a sourced market sample. See the methodology for how the bands are derived.

Kia Sportage crossover (SL) · photo 0 Kia Sportage (SL) 3 by Benespit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Power136 PS

Torque320 Nm

Years2010–2016

Fueldiesel

DriveFWD / AWD

EnginesD4HA

Biggest risks

Ranked by probability × repair cost. 3 recorded in total.

69Solid

DPF clogging and forced regeneration€250–€1,800partly checkable
Panoramic roof drains and boot water€100–€600checkable
EGR cooler leak€400–€1,000partly checkable

Risk level −22 · Likely spend vs price −9 · all issues →

System by system9 systems reviewed · 7 with no recurring fault reported

Engine✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Fuel system✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Intake & air✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Cooling✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Emissions⚠ attentionDPF clogging and forced regeneration, €250–€1,800.+1 more in this system

Transmission✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Electrics✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Suspension & brakes✓ clearNo recurring fault reported for this system on this engine.

Body & interiorwatchPanoramic roof drains and boot water, €100–€600.

Pre-facelift or facelift, this engine spans both

The same badge either side of the changeover. Bands are split at the facelift year from the generation record.

Phase	Years	Low	Average	High	Good buy	What differs
pre Pre-facelift	2010–2013	€6,800	€10,500	€15,500	€8,650	The specification the car launched with.
LCI Facelift (LCI)	2014–2016	€7,400	€11,450	€16,900	€9,450	New grille and lights; Revised suspension tune; Equipment upgrades

Known issues, ranked by expected cost

Faults recorded against this engine, its components and its chassis, ranked by likelihood × repair cost. Costs are indicative ranges with a stated labour basis.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationDPF€250–€1,800

Warning light, limp mode, oil level rising above the maximum mark from fuel dilution. The filter needs sustained hot running to regenerate. A car used for short urban trips never completes a regeneration cycle.

Check: Read the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

EmissionscommonPartly detectableevidence: documented120–250k km

Panoramic roof drains and boot waterSportage platform€100–€600

Damp headlining, water marks down the A-pillar trim, or standing water in the spare wheel well. The roof drain tubes block with debris and the water backs up into the cabin. Boot water usually comes from the tailgate light seals instead, and the two get confused because the symptom looks the same.

Check: Lift the boot floor and feel the spare wheel well, then check the headlining around the front pillars for staining. Both checks take a minute and they catch the fault before it reaches the electrics.

Body & corrosioncommonDetectable at viewingevidence: documented70–160k km

EGR cooler leakEGR cooler€400–€1,000

Coolant loss with no visible external leak, white smoke, sweet smell. The EGR cooler cracks internally and leaks coolant into the intake. BMW recalled affected diesels over a fire risk from glycol deposits igniting.

Check: Check coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

EmissionsoccasionalPartly detectableevidence: manufacturer120–250k km

Ranked by probability × repair cost, not by how loudly a failure is discussed. Inherited from the engine, gearbox, chassis and shared components, each written once.

Pre-purchase inspection

The same issue records, reordered into the sequence you can actually check them in: cold start, static, drive, paperwork.

3 checks · saved in this browser ·

1Static checksEngine off, ideally on a lift.

Panoramic roof drains and boot waterLift the boot floor and feel the spare wheel well, then check the headlining around the front pillars for staining. Both checks take a minute and they catch the fault before it reaches the electrics.

2PaperworkOn these cars the folder is most of the value.

EGR cooler leakCheck coolant level and look for unexplained top-ups in the service history. Verify the recall was carried out. It's free and searchable by VIN.

3OBD scanMandatory. A seller who refuses a scan has answered the question.

DPF clogging and forced regenerationRead the DPF soot load and the distance since the last regeneration on a scan tool, and check the engine oil level and smell it for diesel. Ask what the car was used for. A short-trip city diesel is the wrong car regardless of mileage.

Mileage and servicing

What the odometer does and doesn't tell you here, plus the service items whose neglect causes the expensive failures above.

Distance suits this engine and load doesn't trouble it, so a high-mileage example with records is fine. Coupling oil history is the check on any four-wheel-drive car.

Service item	Interval	Cost
Engine oil and filter Low-ash oil protects the filter.	15,000 km or annually	€100–150
Four-wheel-drive coupling oil Neglect is what damages the coupling on these.	every 60,000 km	€130–210

What to pay

What this engine sells for, against the median of every engine in the chassis. All figures are illustrative placeholders. See the basis chips.

median €11k

€6.8k€8.7k€16.9k

Cheapfind the reasonGood buyif it checks outFairnormal moneyOverpricedneeds justifying

Asking price (€)Mileage (km)

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United States vs Europe

1 EUR = 1.08 USD · 2026-07

🇪🇺 Europe · EUR€8,650band €6,800–€16,900

🇺🇸 United StatesNot sold2.0 CRDi D4HA was never a US-market car

What that meansNo US band exists to compare. Any car you find there's a private import, parts and specialist knowledge are thinner, and the price says more about import cost than about the market.

US figures are the EU band converted at a stated rate. No US market differential is modelled: we hold no sourced US asking prices, and inventing one would be worse than saying so. What the comparison does show for real is availability. Most of this range was never sold in the US.

ModelKia Sportage 2.0 CRDi
ChassisSL
EngineD4HA
Years2010–2016
MarketCentral EU
Windowrolling 12 months to 2026-07

Good buy at or under the marker · Median asking price · bar spans the 10th to 90th percentile · dashed line is the sl median, all 2 engines

Good buy isn't the same as cheapest. The good-buy figure assumes the known failure items are either done with receipts or verifiably not yet due. Full breakdown by facelift phase →

Buyer notes

Our judgement, kept separate from the records it's built on.

Our read, not a record

With 320 Nm this pulls a loaded Sportage properly, and the automatic is a conventional torque-converter unit rather than anything exotic. Confirm the four-wheel-drive system engages under load and ask when its oil was last changed. Read the particulate filter and EGR history the way you would on any diesel of this age. So check the roof drains and the boot floor, since the water complaint follows the platform rather than the engine.

Everything above this line comes from the issue and specification records. This paragraph is our judgement on top of them. See how we reach it.

Full specification

Manufacturer figures for this engine and body, as recorded in the variant and engine data.

Engine code	D4HA 2.0 CRDi
Configuration	I4, turbocharged · 1995 cc
Fuel / injection	diesel · common rail
Model years	2010–2016
Facelift phase	Sold either side of the 2014 facelift, 2010–2013 pre, 2014–2016 LCI
Power / torque	136 PS · 320 Nm
Transmissions	6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic
Gearbox families	Hyundai-Kia A6MF/A6LF six-speed automatic
Drivetrain	FWD · AWD
Economy (real-world)	5.5–7 l/100 km mixed
Markets	EU